The Shimadzu army finally surrendered. After nearly 12 hours of fighting, only more than 1,500 Japanese soldiers were left out of the 3,000, and basically everyone was injured. As for the Japanese Navy's more than ten old warships, except for four that were captured by the Americans, the rest were all buried in the sea.
When Xiao Letian saw the list of supplies and soldiers sent by the Japanese, he secretly sighed that this damn war was finally over. "Divide these soldiers into ten squads and let our guards disperse and guard them. They will all work as fucking hard labor for me. Before judging them, they must atone for their sins..."
"Also, those Japanese residents should be separated and supervised by me. Just give them two meals of gruel a day, and they won't be given if they don't work. You have done such a big evil in Naha, and you still expect me to feed you in vain..." Before he finished speaking, Xiao Letian tilted his head and leaned directly on the back of the chair and fell asleep.
The surrender of the Shimadzu army declared the end of the war. This classic battle, later known as the Battle of Ryukyu, lasted less than 12 hours and ended in less than 12 hours. Please come to more and faster chapters. Perhaps people in later generations will desperately study the far-reaching impact of this short-lived conflict on the situation in East Asia, but in the international environment at that time, such a small-scale conflict was really not enough.
In the international environment at that time, the Western powers were focused on major events such as the Taiping Rebellion, the American Civil War, and the expansion of Russian power, including the rise of Prussia and Germany. In a small island country with a population of one million, a collective riot broke out among the people and triggered the participation of thousands of Japanese primitive troops in the war. This kind of thing is not even worthy of being added to the Times.
But for Xiao Letian, who had just started his career, the sense of accomplishment in establishing a country, even as small as Ryukyu, was something he could not imagine in two lifetimes. Update as soon as possible
Xiao Letian had not slept for 24 hours. From the preparation stage of the battle to the end of the next day, his emotions were in a state of high tension. In the struggle between blood and fire, Xiao Letian almost drained himself. With all his energy, he had never been so crazy. He was even waving the Xiaozi recognition flag in his dream, and there were thousands of people under the flag.
"Kill...kill...charge...charge..." Xiao Letian kept murmuring in his sleep. King Shangtai quickly ordered his servants to gently lift the armchair and carry it with Xiao Letian into the harem.
Not only that, Lin Yuanmiao, who was good at flattering, also selected four young and beautiful ladies from the palace maids to serve Xiao Letian personally. It's a pity that Xiao Letian was already asleep and almost dead. Four beauties changed his clothes and wiped his body, but he didn't react at all. Please come to more and faster chapters.
It's late at night in Naha, but the city is still not peaceful. Countless Japanese laborers are cleaning up the city under the supervision of the Chinese Guards. The remaining fire scenes cannot resurge, and the tattered wreckage must be cleared out as soon as possible. Anyway, there is nothing at this time. Environmentally conscious, use the overused garbage that can be used, and throw the unusable ones directly into the sea.
The burned trestle at the dock is being repaired nervously. Now some foreign merchant ships have arrived. Luo Huo and Mike are doing business with the foreigners. IOUs are being issued one after another, and barrels are priced high. Gunpowder and foreign guns were moved from the ship.
At this time, foreigners no longer consider the political impact. The Japanese have been beaten into pieces. Xiao Letian's family is now the dominant one in Naha. What are you waiting for if you don't make some money for arms? A foreign gun can make more than ten times the profit. No fool would sell it.
It's not just Luo Huo and the others who are busy, Jin Changsen and Yi Wang Shi Dakai are even more busy now. All Japanese secret warehouses, whether belonging to the Shimadzu family or Japanese businessmen, have been confiscated, and long seals have been posted all over Naha.
It’s not just the Chinese who are busy, the administrative system of the Ryukyu Kingdom is also staying up all night. Officials with lanterns and torches are all over the mountains and plains to publicize the Prime Minister’s new decree, and mobilize the Ryukyu people from every mountain retreat to return to the city. Gradually, Naha The surrounding mountains were filled with the light of torches.
This is power, the power that makes men intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves. Xiao Letian can now sleep soundly while being served by beautiful women, but his decrees will not rest, and the power he has single-handedly managed will not close its eyes. Update as soon as possible
Every order of Xiao Letian was completely implemented. After this battle, the loyalty of Xiao Letian's subordinates was rolling. Even Liang Kun, who had many doubts in his heart, followed Xiao Letian wholeheartedly. In Chinese culture, those who can conquer a country's capital overseas and win a national war are already great heroes who will leave their name in history.
I don’t know when the night in Naha was filled with waves of incense. It was faint at first, but soon the smell permeated every street and alley. Countless Chinese who survived burned incense and prayed for Xiao Letian at their doorsteps. This was the only way that the honest Chinese could thank their savior.
"For more than two hundred years, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has not cared about us, and the emperor of the Qing Dynasty has not cared about us. We have to pay the heaviest taxes, and we are also angry with the little Japanese, but no one has cared about us. That haunting dream Our mother country, the place where our ancestors’ tombs are located, finally has an adult who looks at us..."
"From now on, let's just work with Mr. Xiao. We all owe him our lives..."
No one slept in Naha all night, except for the heartless Xiao Letian, who was lying in the arms of the beauty and was so sleepy that he cried out. Maybe it was the prayers of 100,000 Chinese people that worked, and Xiao Letian smiled extremely relaxedly in his sleep.
Just when Xiao Letian was sleeping in the dark, at an uninhabited beach lined with rocks in the north of Naha Port, a figure hiding in the cracks of the rocks quietly slipped out, and under the moonlight, the dark shadow lay on a small road. By the stream, I frantically poured cold water into my stomach.
"Ahahachirou... are you hiding here?" A voice sounded from behind the figure. Ahahachiro, who was drinking water, took out his ribs and rushed towards the direction of the voice without saying a word. Update as soon as possible
After hearing a tinkling sound, two figures struggled in the stream. Take a closer look under the moonlight, "Nani? Are you the Kirigakure brat? You deceived me so badly..."
Evil Hachiro launched an attack on the female ninja like crazy. Unfortunately, Evil Hachiro's swordsmanship was obviously not as good as ninjutsu and was more suitable for duels. After a few dodgers, he was kicked to the ground by the Kirigakure brat, with a shuriken pressed against his throat.
"Baga, you stupid thing, are you going to attract the people from the country? Shut up..." The Kirigakure kid sat next to Evil Hachiro with a pale face. "You and I are already lost dogs now, so don't dwell on those things." Well, I’m just following other people’s orders..."
The Kirigakure kid still had some dried meat on his body, and the two of them shared the same disease and ate it, leaning on the rocks and slowly building up their strength. Update as soon as possible
"Hachiro...what are your plans next?"
"Plan? It's good if I can survive. I'm going to hide in the mountains for a while, and then return to the island when the storm has passed. My home is in Sendai, and I'll go back to living anonymously..."
The Kirigakure brat sneered, "Anonymous? Are you going to be a pariah after returning to your country? You don't want to imagine that you are the boss in Naha Port, drinking the most beautiful wine, playing with the most beautiful women, earning foreign money from all over the world, and enjoying You're used to it, can you still adapt to the hard life in your hometown?"
"Go back to the island alone. All the land there is owned by the owner, and every inch of the land is guarded by the lord's soldiers. Do you really think you can win another industry? Will the lords from all over the country agree?"
The Kirigakure brat's scolding made Evil Hachiro lower his head and remain silent, "What should we do? We can't wait to die here. Even the army led by Kayama Rigen has been defeated. What hope do we have? Don't talk about me either, look. Look at yourself, a failed ninja is worse than a samurai, and Xiao must hate you very much, you are much more dangerous than me..."
Perhaps it touched the sore spot of the female ninja, the Kirigakure kid was silent, but in just a moment, the Kirigakure kid grabbed Ahahachiro's wrist, "We haven't reached the end of the road yet, I still have a way, as long as you dare to follow me, I will It can guarantee that you will be rewarded by the shogunate when you return to Japan, and you may be accepted as a samurai by the Tokugawa family."
"Nani? Are you a crazy woman? Will the Tokugawa family want us? Are you confused by the fire last night..."
"I'm not kidding, have you ever heard of the Shinsengumi?"
"Kyoto Shinsengumi? Is it the Shinsengumi that specializes in assassinating reformers and rebels? How come you have contact with them..."
In the night wind, the Kirigakure kid and Evil Hachiro didn't know what they were talking about. In the sea breeze, only the sound of waves hitting the rocks was repeated over and over again. Update as soon as possible
From Naha Port to Tanggu Port, it takes five to six days for a normal clipper ship to travel. If the wind direction and wind strength allow, sailing at the highest speed should be able to arrive within four days. The distance from Naha to Shanghai is much closer. The fastest clipper ship can reach the Huangpu River Estuary in one and a half days.
Xiao Letian didn't know that just as the clipper ship he hired rushed to Tanggu to report the news, a British merchant ship also quietly left Naha and sailed due west. His goal was Shanghai, where foreigners were... The gathering place is also a trading port that the Hunan Army attaches great importance to.
Xiao Letian's biggest crisis is about to come. This British ship will definitely send the information to Shanghai, so that the Western powers will know about the military conflict in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the news will soon spread throughout the Qing Dynasty officialdom , both the Hunan Army forces and Qingliu all over the country, including the Forbidden City, will eventually learn the information about Xiao Letian's victory over the Japanese.
If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. How can Xiao Letian be a tree that is beautiful in the forest? This is simply arrogant to the sky. Is there anyone in the entire Qing Dynasty who can be more troublesome than him? No matter how powerful Zeng Guofan's Hunan army was, he exhausted all his strength in fighting the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. No matter how powerful the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was, they were still useless in front of the British and French allied forces.
Only this Xiao Letian, with dozens of caravan guards, could actually stir up hundreds of thousands of Chinese and Japanese in Naha to fight for their lives. And not only did he risk his life, but he actually won in the end. This is nothing if not a slap in the face.
"The more capable the Han people are, the more fearful the Qing Dynasty will be. If foreigners want to rule the huge Han people, they will always be cautious and walking on thin ice. Xiao Letian, Xiao Letian, I wonder if you can survive this crisis? I I’m really looking forward to it…”
In the cold night, the sleepless Sakamoto Ryoma murmured to the moon, and kneeling next to him was the Shimadzu family ninja Kirigakure Daiki.
"Big ghost, you have to remember that from today on we must be humble, especially in front of foreigners. We must fully express our fear and respect for Xiao Letian, and we must help him improve his reputation. Yes, The higher the better, we want Xiao Letian to be the king of this city!"
